Smith's eyebrows shot up. This Alice was still too arrogant, he thought with a sigh.
Not long after they returned to the hotel, people from the Anthony family arrived. It was Jason, his elder brother. He looked at his brother's leg and asked, "Mr. Smith, how is my brother's condition?"
"I've already discussed it with the Medical Association. The best course of action is amputation," Smith replied.
Jason's expression changed. "Is there no other way?"
"There is!" Smith hesitated.
"What way?" Jason asked excitedly.
"Traditional Chinese Medicine!" Smith uttered the two words.
Jason was taken aback. He had heard of Chinese medicine, but if even Western medicine could only suggest amputation, how could TCM have a solution? He was skeptical, "Can TCM really help?"
"Yes!" Smith was very confident. "It was recommended by our president. Mr. Jason, do you remember that our Medical Association lost to a TCM doctor some time ago? He is Divine Doctor Li. President Roland personally recommended him. Our president highly regards his medical skills and said that if there was anyone in this world who could prevent Anthony from being amputated, it would be Divine Doctor Li!"
"Then what are we waiting for? Hurry and invite this Divine Doctor Li!" Jason urged.
"This..." Smith didn't know what to say.
"Is there a problem?" Jason frowned.
Smith recounted everything that had happened that day to Jason, adding, "We have already offended Divine Doctor Li. It will be very difficult to get him to come and treat Anthony now."
Alice immediately interjected, "Brother, he's just a small doctor. If we use some influence, he'll have to come even if he doesn't want to. He actually wants us to beg him? What does he think he is?"
Jason's face darkened. "Alice, I don't care what method you use, whether it's begging or something else, you go and invite Divine Doctor Li back right now. If my brother really has to be amputated, then you'll be amputated too!"
At these words, Alice's face turned pale. "Brother, that Doctor Li is playing hard to get. I..."
"Playing hard to get?" Smith couldn't help but interject. "Divine Doctor Li was the one who came forward to treat Mr. Anthony initially, and you were the one who drove him away, calling TCM trash. If I were him, I wouldn't be willing to treat you either!"
"Hurry up and go!" Jason commanded.
"I... I understand." Although Alice acted imperiously outside, she had little standing within the Anthony family. Moreover, everything she had now was given by Anthony. If she angered Anthony's family, she might lose everything.
At the medical clinic.
Li Se was flirting with Huang Shanshan, making her blush, as there were quite a few people in the clinic.
"Can you be serious for a moment?" Huang Shanshan said playfully.
"Shanshan, I am doing something very serious," Li Se replied earnestly.
"Doctor Li!"
Just then, Alice ran in, shouting in the clinic, "You need to come with me."
That woman again!
The old TCM doctors in the clinic all frowned. Why was this woman here again?
Lightning was already preparing to approach Alice and throw her out.
"What is it this time?" Li Se asked impatiently.
"You quickly come with me to treat Anthony. Just tell me, how much money do you need!" Alice still didn't believe that money couldn't sway him.
"As I said, when you ask for something, you should have a humble attitude. Besides, I'm not short of money," Li Se said, thoroughly disliking Alice's attitude, as if he were obligated to please her.
"You!" Alice was speechless, her expression extremely unpleasant. After a moment, she said, "What will it take for you to agree to treat him?"
"Why should I agree to treat him?" Li Se countered.
Alice was once again rebuffed, and she gritted her teeth. "I'm sorry, it was my fault before. Is this acceptable now?"
"Are you apologizing to me?" Li Se sneered.
"Yes!" Alice had never apologized to a young doctor before in her life. If it weren't for Jason, she would never have come.
"If you're apologizing, then apologize properly. Apologize to everyone in the clinic. Serve a cup of tea with a sincere attitude," Li Se said calmly.
"Why should I apologize to them?" Alice yelled.
"Because you were disrespectful to them before, and you called TCM trash. Now I want you to retract that statement!" Li Se was not about to indulge the foreign girl.
Alice struggled for a long time, but eventually apologized to Huang Lao and the others, and served them tea. After returning, she said to Li Se, "Is this enough now?"
"Not yet!" Li Se shook his head.
"What more do you want?" Alice was about to break down. "Just tell me what you want me to do, and I'll do it!"
"Our clinic's toilet is clogged. Go and clean it for me," Li Se pointed towards the toilet.
"Pfft..." Huang Shanshan couldn't help but laugh.
Even Huang Lao and the other patients found it hard to contain their amusement. Some patients who knew what had happened earlier felt extremely satisfied, thinking this foreign girl deserved to be taught a lesson!
"You want me to clean the toilet?" Alice seemed to have misheard.
Li Se nodded. "Yes, go and clean it now. And make sure the toilet is thoroughly cleaned."
Alice had never cleaned a toilet in her life. She was not accustomed to such tasks. But for Anthony's sake, and for her own, she had to do it. She said, "If I clean the toilet, will you treat him?"
"Yes!"
"Fine, I'll clean it!" Alice walked towards the toilet.
"Ah, you pervert!"
There was still someone in the toilet, and a man's shout was immediately heard.
Alice felt like killing someone. She considered herself of noble status, yet she was being called a pervert. But she still had to endure it.
"Li Se, you're truly amazing!" Huang Shanshan gave him a thumbs-up.
"I'm going out for a house call," Li Se said, taking his medical bag and heading to the hotel.
He encountered the same security guards as before. They were bruised and swollen, but upon seeing Li Se, they no longer had their previous attitude. Their faces were filled with smiles, a look that was more pathetic than crying.
Li Se ignored the guards and went directly to Anthony's room.
"Divine Doctor Li!" Smith called out respectfully.
"Is this the divine doctor recommended by President Roland?" Jason asked, somewhat surprised by how young Divine Doctor Li was.
Li Se put down his medical bag and glanced at Anthony's leg. "This is due to depletion of qi and blood, blockage of the meridians, abnormal local circulation of qi and blood, compounded by damp-heat, injury, insect bites, and eczema. We call this 'old rotten leg'."
Upon hearing this, Smith exclaimed, "Divine Doctor Li is remarkable! You know the problem just by looking."
He was filled with admiration for TCM. The reason he knew about 'old rotten leg' was through various medical equipment examinations, but look at Divine Doctor Li, he knew the issue just by a glance.
TCM was indeed profound and vast, no wonder the president held it in such high regard.
At this moment, Smith's perception of Li Se grew infinitely, as if he were a great sage.